Truckstop Darlin’: Truckstop Darlin’ (2010)
Truckstop Darlin’ comes from Portland, Oregon and their self-titled debut album is full of great countrified rock’n’roll. If you are into groups such as Drive-By Truckers, Lucero and Glossary, I’m pretty sure you are going to love this. The whole record is thoroughly enjoyable and then there’s a couple of really stunning songs like Bluegrass State and Broken Valentine. Oh and the drummer’s name is Eric Kotila, so it feels like they are part Finnish.
listen to Bluegrass State:
[audio:http://onechord.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/02-bluegrass-state.mp3]
Greater Pacific: Rainfall EP (Yer Bird, 2010)
And then something little or whole lot different, but equally brilliant. This is the comfort deluxe. This is atmospheric and captivating americana from southern California. Greater Pacific makes music that will take care of you and bring you home safely, if stress & anxiety are lurking behind the street corner. What a lovely EP. These guys also have a great folk rock / country band Travel By Sea. I’ve been listening to their latest album Two States and the Blindness that Follows on Spotify and it’s also pretty fabulous (I really should buy it asap).
Greater Pacific, Distance (2011) from Henkydory on Vimeo.
White Pines: The Falls (Yer Bird Records, 2010)
If it’s on Yer Bird Records, I’m going to love it. That’s the new rule here at the onechord.net headquarters and so far I haven’t found any exceptions to that rule. White Pines is Joseph Scott from Ohio and his debut album The Falls came out a couple of month ago. It’s certainly a pretty amazing album full of delicate and magical folk sounds.
Listen to Woods:
[audio:http://onechord.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/03-woods.mp3]